Doctors in Gabon are testing a new single-dose malaria treatment that could help combat growing resistance to existing drugs. Led by Dr. Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma at the Medical Research Centre of Lambaréné, the team combined four widely used anti-malarial compounds, sulfadoxine, pyrimethamine, artesunate, and pyronaridine into a one-time treatment. The regimen cleared malaria parasites in 93% …
By Esther Ososanya Unregulated access to Ampiclox and emergency contraceptives is fuelling fertility fears, misinformation, and rising drug resistance, experts warn. In Nigeria’s bustling pharmacies and corner shops, a troubling trend has taken root. Women are increasingly relying on antibiotics like Ampiclox and Ampicillin not to fight infections but as makeshift contraceptives. At the same …
